Names in the programme record: Dr. Enrique Cifuentes Espinosa
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded tuition: 240 UF (20 UF per month).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months (2,112 hours, 78 credits)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureMulticentre adult knee programme: 6 months of knee surgery at Hospital San José and 6 months at Clínica Santa María, plus one week in the Clínica Santa María sports medicine centre and one week of physiotherapy. Weekly bibliographic seminars, clinics, team meetings and theatre lists covering knee trauma surgery, arthroscopic surgery and primary and revision arthroplasty; fellows join clinical research and must present at congresses.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Foreign-trained applicants must provide an apostilled professional title, but the programme is aimed at specialists registered with Chile's Superintendencia de Salud and asks for an EUNACOM result, so Chilean recognition is effectively required.
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Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
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Medical registration
Superintendencia de Salud specialist registration; national registry of individual providers; EUNACOM
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Application route / cycleOnline application form on the Medichi page; a commercial assistant contacts eligible applicants to upload documents in the Student Portal. Deadline: 'Consulte alternativas'.
Official contactDr. Enrique Cifuentes Espinosa (Programme Director); Escuela de Postgrado, Facultad de Medicina U. de Chile+56 2 2978 6688
Medical surgeon who is a specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology registered as such with the Chilean Superintendencia de Salud
EUNACOM result
Registration in the national registry of individual providers
Valid Chilean health insurance; professional liability insurance if accepted
Application documents
CV
Professional title certificate (apostilled if from abroad)
Notarised certificate of specialist training programme
Orthopaedics and traumatology specialist certificate
Hepatitis B immunisation certificate
Valid Chilean health insurance
National registry of individual providers
EUNACOM result
Professional liability insurance (if accepted)
Letter of intent (optional)
Criminal-record certificate
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Twelve-month Universidad de Chile knee surgery estada split between Hospital San José and Clínica Santa María, with 2 places and tuition of 240 UF. Applicants must be orthopaedic specialists registered with Chile's Superintendencia de Salud.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina — Departamento de Traumatología (Hospital San José / Clínica Santa María)
The Universidad de Chile Faculty of Medicine's Department of Traumatology runs clinical 'estadas' (fellowships) in shoulder and elbow, hand and elbow, spine and knee surgery; the knee estada uses Hospital San José and Clínica Santa María.
